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Victoria Gallery & Museum @victoriagallery.bsky.social · 16h

Join us after hours for a céilí celebration! 🍀 🍀 Céilí dancing + live band 🍀 Irish crafts 🍀 Explore the St Brigid's Arms exhibition 🍀 Bar available No experience necessary! 📅 Thursday 29 October 🕒 5pm-8pm 📍 Victoria Gallery & Museum, Ashton Street, Liverpool

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Victoria Gallery & Museum @victoriagallery.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Make the most of October at the Victoria Gallery & Museum 🍂 Join us for our events this month, including: 🖤 Black History for Black Futures: An Afrofuturist Workshop 🍁 VG&M Saturday: Samhain, with storytelling, crafts and music 🎵 Relaxed Music Concert What's on: orlo.uk/AVGk2

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Victoria Gallery & Museum @victoriagallery.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

✨ We love the time of day when the light streams through our windows! Have you caught the museum at golden hour yet? #VictoriaGalleryMuseum #Liverpool #VictoriaBuilding #Light

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Irish Studies@LivUni @irishinstitute.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Delighted to see such great coverage for St Brigid's Arms, the excellent new exhibition exploring Irish women's heritage created by Emerald Lens CIC. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... FREE at @victoriagallery.bsky.social, which is open Monday to Saturday, 10am-5pm www.liverpool.ac.uk/victoria-gal...

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Irish heritage and culture, as told by the women of the North West

A new exhibition is celebrating the role of women in the rich Irish communities across northern England.

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Victoria Gallery & Museum @victoriagallery.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Mondays just got more interesting! From today, we are open on Mondays, giving you an extra day each week to discover our galleries & exhibitions. St Brigid's Arms exhibition opened this weekend and is ready to explore! We can't wait to welcome you!👋 📅 Mon-Sat, 10am-5pm 🎟️ Free

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Victoria Gallery & Museum @victoriagallery.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Thank you to everyone who visited St Brigid's Arms during our opening weekend. We loved seeing conversations sparked and stories shared throughout the exhibition! 📍 Free to visit at the Victoria Gallery & Museum 🍀Tag someone you'd visit with #StBrigidsArms #IrishStories #FreeExhibition

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Victoria Gallery & Museum @victoriagallery.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

✨ The doors are open to St Brigid's Arms! Wander through the fictional St Brigid's Arms pub and an Irish domestic home, and discover powerful stories of heritage through artworks, oral histories, photography, film & music. 📍 VG&M 🕐 Mon-Sat, 10am-5pm 🎟️ Free #StBrigidsArms #IrishStories #Free

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Victoria Gallery & Museum @victoriagallery.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

A first look inside St Brigid's Arms 🍀 Months of collaboration, creativity and storytelling comes together at VG&M. 📅 Opens Saturday 3 October 📍 VG&M 🎟️ Free exhibition See you at St Brigid's Arms! #StBrigidsArms #IrishStories #VictoriaGalleryMuseum #LiverpoolCulture #DiasporaStories

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Victoria Gallery & Museum @victoriagallery.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Happy National Poetry Day! ✨ The University of Liverpool is home to the archive of celebrated poet Roger McGough, including personal artworks like this one. Roger will also appear at this year's Liverpool Literary Festival at the VG&M. 📚 Liverpool Literary Festival tickets: orlo.uk/AJiM0

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Victoria Gallery & Museum @victoriagallery.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

We're transforming the gallery into the fictional St Brigid's Arms, creating immersive spaces inspired by gathering places, memories and stories shared through the project. 🖼️ St Brigid’s Arms 📅 Open Sat 3 October 📍 VG&M #StBrigidsArms #IrishStories #LiverpoolCulture #FreeExhibition

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Victoria Gallery & Museum @victoriagallery.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Autumn is a busy time at the Victoria Gallery & Museum! 🍂 📍 From 5 October, we'll be open six days a week, including Mondays! 🍀 St Brigid's Arms opens on 3 October. ✍️ A Celebration for National Poetry Day, Thur 1 Oct #VictoriaGalleryMuseum #FreeThingsToDoLiverpool #Liverpool #Museum

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University of Liverpool Library @livunilibrary.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

New digital exhibition launches 12 October to celebrate 300 years of Gulliver's Travels! Explore books that influenced Swift, the novel's impact on science fiction, and specially commissioned audio readings created exclusively for the exhibition. #GulliversTravels #LivUni

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Victoria Gallery & Museum @victoriagallery.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Have you heard of sgraffito? 🤔 Liverpool artist Julia Carter Preston helped revive this distinctive ceramic technique in the 20th century. To mark the centenary of her birth, we are showcasing a selection of her work at VGM. ✨ Tue-Sat 10am-5pm #JuliaCarterPreston #Ceramics #VictoriaGallery

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Victoria Gallery & Museum @victoriagallery.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Welcome Week begins today for new @livuni students 💙 Whether you're a student, member of staff or visitor, come and explore our galleries, museum and Café. ➡️ Guided Tour: 22 Sep, 2pm ➡️ Relaxed Music Concert: 25 Sep 🎶 Free to visit. Open Tue-Sat, 10am-5pm. #Liverpool #FreeExhibitions

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Victoria Gallery & Museum @victoriagallery.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

🍀 400 bricks. Hundreds of contributions. One exhibition. Created during workshops with women of Irish heritage across the north of England, these unique bricks will come together to build the St Brigid's Arms pub as part of our new exhibition. Opens 3 October at VG&M. #StBrigidsArms

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Victoria Gallery & Museum @victoriagallery.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

From 5 October, the VG&M's museum and galleries will also be open on Mondays, making it even easier to explore our collections, exhibitions and historic building – six days a week! #VictoriaGallery #Liverpool #LiverpoolMuseums #ThingsToDoLiverpool #FreeExhibitions

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Victoria Gallery & Museum @victoriagallery.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

POV: You came to visit the museum...and left with a shopping bag of goodies 🛍️✨ Take a peek at some of the art-inspired gifts that await in the VG&M shop! What are you adding to your basket? (We want them all! 😂) 🕐 Open Mon-Sat, 10am-4pm 📍 VG&M #VictoriaGallery #VGMLiverpool #LivUni

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Victoria Gallery & Museum @victoriagallery.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

🚀 Big news! The University of Liverpool’s Science Fiction Collection has been awarded Designated status by Arts Council England (@artscouncilengland.bsky.social), recognising its national and international significance. #livuni #SpecialCollections #ScienceFiction #Archives #ArtsCouncilEngland

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Victoria Gallery & Museum @victoriagallery.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Ever wondered what goes into creating an exhibition? 🤔 Join Art & Exhibitions Curator Sarah Cox for a talk and tour of Making a Mark: Artworks from the Studio Prints Collection and delve into the creative collaborations that brought these prints to life. 🔗 Book a spot: orlo.uk/UqMMQ

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Victoria Gallery & Museum @victoriagallery.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

🍀 Just 30 days until St Brigid's Arms opens at the Victoria Gallery & Museum. Step inside a fictional Irish pub and family home where stories of identity, heritage and belonging come to life through art, film, music, dance and oral histories. 📅 3 Oct 2026–17 April 2027 📍 VG&M 🎟️ Free!

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Victoria Gallery & Museum @victoriagallery.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

One of our favourite things to see is visitors getting creative! Inspired by the animals featured in our Audubon exhibition, a visitor recently spent time sketching a bird during their visit – and what a fabulous drawing it is! We love seeing the ways visitors connect with our collections 😊

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Victoria Gallery & Museum @victoriagallery.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Our curator Sarah Cox reveals 3 discoveries from our Making A Mark exhibition: ✨ A remarkable personal story about Studio Prints founder Dorothea Wight ✨ Works already held in the University ✨ The etching technique behind Celia Paul's prints Making A Mark events: orlo.uk/Gxswc

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Victoria Gallery & Museum @victoriagallery.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Wishing everyone a lovely Bank Holiday!☀️ Our Waterhouse Cafe is closed today, but back open tomorrow from 9am! Galleries & museum are open Tuesdays-Saturdays, 10am-5pm, so pop along for your culture fix this week! ➡️ Plan your visit: orlo.uk/z5poG #VictoriaGallery #ThingsToDoLiverpool

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Victoria Stewart @verbivorial.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Enjoyed the current exhibition at @victoriagallery.bsky.social, including prints by Lucian Freud, Celia Paul, and, new to me, Stephen Conroy www.liverpool.ac.uk/victoria-gal...

Two black and white portraits of men with dramatic shading - they have a 1950s look to me, though were done rather later. The top one is called Alchemy and the bottom one Head

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Victoria Gallery & Museum @victoriagallery.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

🖌️Coming up this autumn: Drypoint Etching Workshops! Inspired by works in our exhibition Making A Mark: Artworks From the Studio Prints Collection, artist Tony O'Connell will guide you to create your own prints! Dates: - 19 Sep - 26 Sep - 3 Oct - 10 Oct 🎟️ Tickets: orlo.uk/yqbvD

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Victoria Gallery & Museum @victoriagallery.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Pause the scroll...Take in every brushstroke of John Cranch's 'Cottage at Night' (1795) 🌙 Cranch uses an effect called 'tenebrism' - using dramatic contrasts of light and dark. What catches your eye first? Play of Light exhibition Tue-Thur, 10am-5pm Free

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Victoria Gallery & Museum @victoriagallery.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Looking to discover more about what’s inside the VG&M? Why not book a free guided tour of our beautiful Victoria Building? Next tour : Tuesday 25 August. Book now: orlo.uk/8jKqY #VictoriaGallery #FreeThingsLiverpool #Liverpool #FreeTour

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Victoria Gallery & Museum @victoriagallery.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Free Family Festival Fun! Only 1 week to go! 🎊 Join us for: ➡️ DJ & music ➡️ Face painting & games ➡️ Photo booth ➡️ Lots of dancing! Tuesday 25 August, 1pm–3pm (drop-in) VG&M FREE! #ThingsToDoLiverpool #VictoriaGallery #Liverpool #FreeThingsLiverpool

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Victoria Gallery & Museum @victoriagallery.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Those late-summer museum days just hit differently! ✨ We're making the most of the final weeks of summer and soaking up the beauty of the VG&M. Don't miss: ✨ Bug Detectives: Mosquito Mania! - 18 August, 1pm-3pm ✨Redbrick Builders Club - 19 August, 11.30am-1.30pm Event info: orlo.uk/5tPvw

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Victoria Gallery & Museum @victoriagallery.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

🍀 Step inside St Brigid's Arms from 3 October! This powerful new exhibition transforms our gallery into a fictional Irish pub and family home, bringing to life the untold stories of women of Irish heritage in the North of England. 📅 3 Oct 2026 – 17 April 2027 📍 VG&M 🎟️ Free

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Irish Studies@LivUni @irishinstitute.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

"St Brigid's Arms" is the culmination of over a year of community engagement by Emerald Lens CIC with creative workshops across the North of England - our thanks to all participants and facilitators! FREE at @victoriagallery.bsky.social from 3 October vgm.liverpool.ac.uk/whats-on/exh... #speirgorm

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Victoria Gallery & Museum @victoriagallery.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

What's first on your VGM to-do list this week? (We might be biased, but we'd recommend all of it 😂) Plus, don’t miss our exciting Lightbulb Summer events this week! Join us for: 🐝 Bee Curious – Tue 11 August 💙 Redbrick Builders Club – Wed 12 August Find out more: orlo.uk/wOXWO

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Victoria Gallery & Museum @victoriagallery.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Have you met Gogglehead? Created by sculptor, Dame Elisabeth Frink RA (1930 – 1993), he went on display in the VG&M in 2008. His glasses had lost their gleam but thankfully, conservator Sally Bowling restored them using metal polish, cotton wool, and even a kebab stick! Tue-Sat, 10am-5pm

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Victoria Gallery & Museum @victoriagallery.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

4,000 years ago, someone sat down and crafted this jug! Today, X-ray technology allows us to see how they shaped and assembled the clay, revealing the craftsmanship hidden beneath the surface. Can you spot the different sections? Learn more about it in our Lightbulb moments exhibition 💡

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Victoria Gallery & Museum @victoriagallery.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

This is the beautiful Nocturne to the City, 1979–1980 by Maurice Cockrill. Measuring just over 2 x 3 metres, the painting shows a night view of the Royal Liverpool Hospital before its demolition and redevelopment. 🖼️ Play of Light exhibition 🕐 Tue-Sat, 10am-5pm 🎟️ Free!

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Victoria Gallery & Museum @victoriagallery.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Happy Friday! 🤩 If you’re planning a trip to visit us today, please note that Tate Hall will be closed to visitors today (Friday 31 July). Our galleries and café will remain open as usual, and we look forward to welcoming you. ✨

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Victoria Gallery & Museum @victoriagallery.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

When you look at a print, you're often seeing the result of a creative partnership. Discover the story of Studio Prints, the artists of Making a Mark, and how the exhibition came together at our Talk & Tour. 📅 12 Sept, 2–4pm 🎟️ Free - book now: orlo.uk/hAN4B #MakingAMark #Printmaking

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Victoria Gallery & Museum @victoriagallery.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

It's impossible to visit just one room! ✨ 🕙 Galleries open Tuesday–Saturday, 10am–5pm 📍 Victoria Gallery & Museum 🎟️ Free entry

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Victoria Gallery & Museum @victoriagallery.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

📢 One week left to see Toxteth: The Harlem of Europe! Take a journey through music, memories, photographs and personal stories in the exhibition celebrating the people and culture that helped shape Liverpool 8. 📅 Closing 1 August 2026 📍 VG&M 🕒 Tues – Sat, 10am-5pm (last entry 4.30pm)

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Victoria Gallery & Museum @victoriagallery.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

✨ Welcome to Lightbulb Summer! Inspired by our Lightbulb Moments exhibition, join us this August for LEGO building, planetarium adventures, bee-themed activities and mosquito discoveries. Free family events throughout the month. 🔗 Find out more: orlo.uk/faK8x

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Victoria Gallery & Museum @victoriagallery.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Did you know today marks 200 years since renowned wildlife artist John James Audubon visited Liverpool? And you can get up close to his works at this week’s Spark Cart event: 📍 VG&M 📅 Thurs 23 July, 11am-1pm 🎟️ FREE #VictoriaGalleryMuseum #JohnJamesAudubon #ThingsToDoLiverpool

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Victoria Gallery & Museum @victoriagallery.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Did you know? When the Victoria Building was heated by coal fires, soot would settle on the tiles. Students complained that touching the walls left their fingers covered in grime! Thankfully, the tiles are much cleaner today! 📢 Discover more stories on our free guided tours: orlo.uk/8a4ni

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Victoria Gallery & Museum @victoriagallery.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

🎓 Congratulations to all our graduates celebrating this week! You may have waited years to take these photos, and now the moment is finally here. ❤️ Don't forget to stop by the VG&M and capture a few memories of your special day! #LivUniGrad #LivUni #GraduationWeek #Classof2026

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Victoria Gallery & Museum @victoriagallery.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

You can't beat a walk around a beautiful gallery and museum ✨ Step into the VG&M this weekend and discover: • Making A Mark: Artworks From The Studio Prints Collection • Lightbulb moments exhibition • Toxteth: The Harlem of Europe exhibition (last chance before it ends on 1 August!)

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Victoria Gallery & Museum @victoriagallery.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

🎵 Before the Beatles, these voices were already shaping Liverpool. Explore the stories behind the portraits in our Toxteth: The Harlem of Europe exhibition before it closes on 1 August. More info: orlo.uk/xm7G2 #ToxtethMusicHistory #BlackBritishMusic #Toxteth #LivUni

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Victoria Gallery & Museum @victoriagallery.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

A closer look at Knight Adaggio 573 by US-based artist Linda Stein. Exploring power, feminism and gender-identity through sculpture. On display in Lightbulb moments 💡 Open Tuesday-Saturday 10am-5pm (last entry 4.30pm)

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Victoria Gallery & Museum @victoriagallery.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Did you know this is the first time these prints have been on display? Created through collaboration between artists and master printers Dorothea Wight and Marc Balakjian (Studio Prints), they’re now in our Making A Mark exhibition. Tue-Sat 10am-5pm Free More info: orlo.uk/dfz2Y

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Victoria Gallery & Museum @victoriagallery.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Join us at the VG&M this July for: 🎬 Films (including The Aviator & Meet the Robinsons) ✏️ Liverpool Portrait Sketchers 🏛️ Guided tours Plus exhibitions: 💡 Lightbulb moments 🖌️ Making A Mark 📍 Toxteth: The Harlem of Europe More info: orlo.uk/t9V3N

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Victoria Gallery & Museum @victoriagallery.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

✨ One of Liverpool’s most beautiful buildings! Did you know the VG&M was opened in 1892 and designed by Alfred Waterhouse, who also created London’s Natural History Museum? Come and explore this weekend! 🎟️ Free 🗓️ Tue–Sat, 10am-5pm Visit us: orlo.uk/iOHnB

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Victoria Gallery & Museum @victoriagallery.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Step inside the story behind the exhibition 📸 Hear from photographer Ean Flanders as he discusses Toxteth: The Harlem of Europe and the people and stories at its heart. 📅 Wed 1 July ⏰ 1pm-1.45pm 🎟️ Free *Reserve a spot: orlo.uk/3aRpx

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